Markham, Ontario

Cornell

381 Church St, Markham, ON L3P 7P3

Check out all the amazing benefits of living in the Cornell neighbourhood of Markham.

OVERVIEW

Cornell is situated in the north east pocket of Markham surrounded by farmland and the Rouge River Valley. With a focus on family and community, Cornell was designed with the principles of new urbanism. Most houses have front porches where you can wave to neighbours strolling by on sidewalks. Cornelll was designed to be a self sustained community where residents could live, shop and play. Cornell has excellent schools and a wonderful state-of-the-art community centre. The Markham Stouffville hospital is conveniently situated along the southern border of this neighbourhood.

HISTORY

Cornell was the first neighbourhood in the Greater Toronto area designated under the new urbanism label. New Urbanism originated in the 1990s as a design movement to create better neighbourhoods based on some old school philosophies that promoted walkability and the opportunity for residents to live, work and play in the same community without having to worry about commuting. Cornell was considered an experiment in neighbourhood planning for the City of Markham and by all accounts it has been a success and many of the ideas for Cornell were subsequently adopted by some other newer neighbourhoods in the GTA.

Public Transit

Good

Walkability

Good

Bikeability

Good

Places of Worship

Rhenish Church of Canada

Parks

The Cornell neighbourhood has a number of quality parks, greenspaces, and hiking trails including Cornell Village Park, Donald Cousens Parkway North Berm and Flatlands, Grand Cornell Park, Oakmoor Pond, New Union Park

Recreation

Excellent

Affordability

$$$

Greenspace

Excellent

Shopping Centres

CF Markville Shopping Centre

Community Centres

Cornell Community Centre

Restaurants

Peter's Fine Dining

Arts

Tutti Academy of Musical Arts

Schools

Bill Hogarth SS
St Joseph Catholic Elementary School
Black Walnut PS
Cornell Village PS
Rouge Park PS
Little Rouge PS